University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Nebraska Students Engineer Robot's Space Adventure
January 31, 2024
January 31, 2024
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 31 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release:
A small team of students, led by doctoral student Rachael Wagner of Lincoln, was instrumental in prepping a miniaturized surgical robot for its first spaceflight.
MIRA, short for "miniaturized in vivo robotic assistant," is under development by Virtual Incision, a startup company co-founded in 2006 by Shane Farritor, a Nebraska engineering professor.
A small team of students, led by doctoral student Rachael Wagner of Lincoln, was instrumental in prepping a miniaturized surgical robot for its first spaceflight.
MIRA, short for "miniaturized in vivo robotic assistant," is under development by Virtual Incision, a startup company co-founded in 2006 by Shane Farritor, a Nebraska engineering professor.